Radio scrip control device



April 27, 1 937, E. J. BRENNAN RADIO SCRIP CONTROL DEVICE Original FiledNOV. 7, 1934 4 Sheets-Sheet 1' I nventor Z" (Z wamZJ 15 767272472,

Attorney April 27,1937. 51.1, BRENNAN 2,078,834

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E. J. BRENNAN RADIO SCR IP CONTR OL DEVICE Original Filed Nov. "7. 19544 Sheets-Sheet 4 Inventor I Zflwardflrannam Attorney Patented A t. 27,1937 j 2,078,834

y "U ITED TA; as. PATENT OFFICE a 3 t 2,078,834 i o scmr con'ritocnsvleep Application November 7, 1934; Serial no. 751,962 L Renewed December24, 1936 40mins. jlcl. 40 -31) This invention relatesto a radio scripcontrol Figure6 is-a fragmentary perspective view of a device. One ofthe objects of the invention is to cornerof the partition wall. a

providefor-regulating and timing features, pro- 1 Figure? is afragmentaryportion of a sidewall grams, or any announcements where scripis of the casing showing the control member for 5 used and has"particular application to radio regulatingthe speed of the drivingmotor. 2 broadcasts, public speakingand otherauditions. Referring to thedrawings in detail, A indiu Another feature of the invention is theprovi- .cates a metal casing formed of a bottom wall 10 slon ofelectrically propelled and adjustable H and integral end walls H,lilyrising therefrom. speed regulator features that move theweb of The Oe e d Wa l is Perpendieuler 0 the b i io scrip inv conjunction' with thetime allotted for t m, while the other end wall" i curved as is 10speeches, programsand announcements thereby Clearly Shown in u e 3 0f te d w s eliminating all worry of running over or under The end walls Hand I2 merge with the top the tim'eallotted for therendition; wall l3which is positioned diagonally with re- Another featureof theinventionis the provispect to the horizontal bottomwall l0. One side $1011 of thescrip being, formed-all in one piece ,Well 14 perpendicular or t Wa l0l5 ona web-that passes within the view of the perand is formedintegraltherewith. The other side son -announcing thereby overcoming thepossiof easing A is open, and this open. side is closed :bility ofrepeating "confusion be au th by the removable cover or sidewall l5formed will be an indi ator u n whi h th vi i with inturned flanges 16about its perimeter that t ,t g 1 u i x u frictionally engages withtheadjacent margins Furtherobjects of the invention areto provide 0f thetop, bottom, and end Walls- The o e in a device of the characterreferred t th t i removable side wall I5 is taken out to remove or smalland compact, and which rnaybesupported pp $110015 p as Will hereafterap- 1 t peaking stand, 0r p o t t; pear. Itiwill be understood that itis preferred 251s thoroughly reliablefor'its'cintended purpose, o. makethe end, h 3 1 and One wa comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, andral. i requiring th mini m of repair expense In the center of the topwall l3 of easing A is With the foregoing andother objects in view, eSubstantially rectangular pe aboutthe the invention consists {of a novelcombination margin of Whiehis a right angled fla e 8 Se Boandarrangementand construction of parts as, euredute the p Well-Aleetehgvlal magnifying 3o will be hereinafter more specificallydescribed lass, 19 is held by t fle e against the Wi -W and illustratedinthe accompanying drawings, about the Opening 1. Magnifyingv glass I3is wherein is shown thepreferredembodiment of i ,diVided.trenSVerSe1Y 0fthe casing y the wo the invention, but it is to be unde -stew, thlines,.2ll, 2i, made in the glass, which lines dechangeavariations andmodifications maybereete a Central P that attracts e 35 Jsorted towithoutdeparting from. the spirit of tention 0f t announcer thathieplaee Oh the *th lai h r u t n I i u script lies underthis panel. 'Itwillbe seen that In the drawings wherein like refer h the panelPprevents the announcer from losing 9 i acters indicate correspondingparts throughout h s place or e wi be o i con used during theseveralviews; r 1 t i t u the audition. u i

Figure i i a, v rti l d mn section through Adjacent one end of themagnifying glass I9 is the device of the present invention takensubmounted Segmental Shaped light reflector stantiany on the ne ,ofF1gur ,2 and 1001* in which is confined the electric light bulb and gmth'e e t n of the arrows V socket 23. The rear wall 24 of the reflectoris i. we is saga-statin iterates 5st fi g fig 'ggg g i fai f if 1 andlooking in so that the script passing under the opening I! Figure 3 is acentral vertical section through may be'easny read' a u j There is asubstantially rectangular partition gfi1 m m m Side eleva" plate or wall25 mounted longitudinally of the 50 u u i u H ,casing Ain a verticalposition. One edge is ser i afragmentary top Plan View the curedto thebottom wall and the adjacent edge d v ce hh i' eh w the p e e e 'i issecured to end wall ll, preferably by welding -Fi ure 5 lsaverticalsection through the drW- the edges to the inner faces of the walls. The

5 ing spool drum and shaft. i I vertical partition plate '25 is formedwith a pocket 26 on the middle of the free edge 21 and the ends .of thispocket are defined by the integral sleeves 28. A bearing wing 29projects above the longitudinal free edge 21 and on the lower end ofthis wing are a pair of sleeves 30 which extend into the pocket 26.Sleeves 28 and 38 register with each other at each end of the pocket andthere is a rod 3| extending across the pocket having each end rotatablein the registering sleeve thereby forming a hinge. A coil spring 32 iscircumposed on the rod in pocket 26 and has one end 33 bearing on thewing 29 and the other end bearing on the face of partition plate 25.Along the other vertical edge 35 of partition plate 25 is hinged anotherbearing wing 36 mounted to swing on the vertical pin 3|, which mountingis similar in all respects to the mounting for "the bearing plate 29.Thus it will be seen that the bearing wings 29 and 35 are urged inwardly(referring to Figure 1 of the drawings) under the tension of the coilspring 32. Bearing wing 29 swings on a horizontal axis whereas bearingwing 36 swings on a vertical axis.

A driving web carrying spool is indicated generally at 31 and the webfeeding spool is indicated generally at 38. Intermediate the endsdriving spool 31 has the drum portion 39 thereof carried by drive shaft40 which is rectangular in'cross section so as to provide propertraction for drawing the web 4| from the feed spool 38.

The ends of this shaft 40 merge with pintles 42 one of which isjournaled in side wall |4,and the other is journaled in the wing 36. Arelatively large driving gear 43 is keyed to the pintles 42 for drivingthe driving spool 31.

Adjacent one end of opening N there is an idle roller 44 having one endjournaled in wing 36 and the other end. in side wall l4. Another roller45 is mounted adjacent the otherend of opening I! with one end journaledin wing 29 and the other end journaled in side wall M. It will thus beseen that the web 4| is stretched across the inner face of the casingunder the opening l1 by these rollers 44 and 45 while the web is movingfrom the driving roller 31 being fed from the feed roller 38. There aretwo idling gear shafts 46, 41 between the feed and drive roller, eachone being journaled at one end in the vertical partition plate 25 and attheir other ends in the side wall |4. These shafts 46, 47 carry theintermeshing gear train 48, 48 respectively which drives gear 43 on thedriving web spool 31. on a bracket 5| secured to the side wall by thebolts 52. The motor 50 is an electric motor and on the shaft 53 thereofis a pinion gear 54 which meshes with the gear 48 whereby motion istransferred from the motor 50 to the driving web spool 31.

The feed spool 38 is free to move in its bearings. For this purpose apintle 55 is journaled in the side wall I4 and another pintle 56 isjournaled in the wing 28.

On the outside of the casing and on the outer A motor 50 is carried bytheside wall shaft will regulate the speed of electric motor 55.

By having the wings 29 and 36 hinged, feed spool 38 may be replaced atany desired time and so may the driven spool 31. It is the intention tohave the script printed on the web 4| and wrapped on the feed spool 38.Script web 4| then passes over the respective rollers 44, 45 under theopening l1 and is wrapped up on the drive spool .31. As the script web4| passes under the opening it is magnified and the announcer reads thescript as it passes the center panel P.

The control dial or knob 51 regulates the speed of the motor on the sameprinciple that the speed is regulated on an electric fan or any electricmotor, control dial 51 being connected to a. shaft that goes through theside wall l4 to a resistance coil 59. The motor and resistance are sotimed that by setting the pointer 58 on the dial to the numeral 3 aspecified length of web script will pass between the spools in fifteenminutes, or when the dial is set to 6 a specified length of web scriptwill pass in thirty minutes. The nearer the pointer is set to thenumeral |2 on the dial the more power is cut out by the resistanceslowing down the motor to any desired speed for the time allotted forthe program; for instance, if thirty minute programs are printed on asix foot length of web 4|, then by setting pointer on the dial at figure6 the motor is so timed that it will run at the proper speed to end theprogram in exactly thirty minutes.

Having describedmy invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A radio scrip control device comprising a casing including top,bottom and side walls, one of the latter of which is open, said top wallformed with a sight opening, a removable cover over the open side wall,a partition wall secured to the bottom wall adjacent the open side, apair of yielding wings secured to the partition wall. a web feedingspool and a driving web spool journalled at one end in a fixed side walland at the other end journalled in the yielding wings one in each wing,a web connected with the feed and drive spools and extendingtherebetween so that the indicia on the web may be viewed from the topof the casing, a motor inside the casing, and a driving connectionbetween the motor and the driving web roll,

2. A radio scrip control device comprising a casing including a top,bottom and side walls, one of the latter of which is open, said top wallformed with a sight opening, a removable cover over the open side wall,a partition wall secured to the bottom wall adjacent the open side, apair of yielding wings secured to' the partition wall, a web feedingspool and a driving web spool jour nalled at one end in a fixed sideWall and at the other end journalled in the yielding wings one in eachwing, a web connected with the feed and drive spools and extendingtherebetween so that the indicia on the web may be viewed from, the topof the casing, a variable speed electric motor inside the casing, meansmounted on the casing to regulate the speed of the motor, and a drivingconnection between the motor and the driving web roll. 7

3. A radio scrip control device comprising a casing including a top,bottom and side walls, one of the latter of which is open, said top wallformed with a sight opening, a removable cover over the open side wall,a partition wall secured to the bottom wall adjacent the open side, apair of yielding wings secured to the partition wait, a

web feeding spool and a driving web spool Journalled at one end in afixed side walland at the other end journalled in the yielding wings onein each wing, a web connected with the feed and drive spools andextending therebetween so that the indicia on the web may be viewed fromthe top of the casing, a variable speed electric motor inside thecasing, means mounted on the casing to regulate the speed of the motor,a driving connection between the motor and the driving web roll, and amagnifying member mounted on the casing in the area of the sightopening.

4. A radio scrip control device comprising a casing including a top,bottom and side walls, one of the latter of which is open, said top wallformed with a sight opening, a removable cover over the, open side wall,a partition wall secured to the bottom wall adjacent the open side, apair of yielding wings secured to the partition wall, a

web feeding spool and a driving web spool journailed at one end in afixed side wall and at the other end journalled in the yielding wingsone in each wing, a web connected with the feed and drive spools andextending therebetween so that the indicia on the web may be viewed fromthe top of the casing, a variable speed electric motor inside thecasing, means mounted on the casing to regulate the speed of the motor,a driving connection between the motor and the driving web 'roll, amagnifying member mounted on the cas ing in the area of the sightopening, and a source of illumination carried by the outside of theeasing equipped with a reflector to direct light on the sight opening. 7

EDWARD. JOSEPH BRENNAN.

